The Children of the Abbey (Volume 1-2); A Tale

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1827. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... The children of the abbey Regina Maria Roche A matchless pair; With equal virtue fprmd and equal grace, The same, dist ii ie;uish'd hy their sex alone: Her'* the mild lustre of the hlooming mom, And his the radiance of the risen day. TAomtfn VOL L PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY J. J. WOODWABD, No. 179, MARKET STREET. TO MAJOR GENERAL SIR ADAM WILLIAMSON. K. B. Sih, I SHOULD not have presumed to intrude upon your notice the amusement of my leisure hours, had it not afforded me an opportunity, I h: ive long aaiously desired, of expressing the grateful sentiments which your great, your unsolicited goodness to one of my nearest and most heloved connexions had inspired me with: yet, ardently as I have longed, I almost shrink from it, through a conviction of heing unahle to utter what I feel; md nothing hut a wish of avowing, in some degree, ray ohligations for those conferred upon one 90 dear to me, and a hope that you may make allowances for so faint, so imperfect a trihute of gratitude and respect, could have tempted me to avail myself of it. Happy, as you must he, in the silent plaudits of your own heart, any thing of thls kind is not wanting to complete its satisfaction; yet, surely it cannot he unpleasing to a generous mind to know that the favours it confers are properly estimated. . I shall no longer, Sir, encroach upon your time; hut, ere I conclude, permit me to offer my sincere congratulations on your safe arrival in this kingdom, where, I trust, you may long continue to enjoy every happiness this world can afford: one source of happiness you have, at least secured to yourself, that which must ever result from the consciousness of diffusing it to others. I have the honour to he, Sir, With the truest resp...